The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-18

Just, snd'so Intelligent thas thsy cannot BE-
Dominated By handful Of men ias alleged
By t1eml; that we bhve rick soil tnQ clts
mate; that there a health IN our crystal
waters and life Ia our silent shades; that our
kophyfs playing over beds Of roses and viO-
lets carry healing on their wiuEB5 that Lou
4siepe has the highest longevity q any OF
the Southern Statea, and much higher than
many Northern StateHs nine timeg more
reaching the age Of one hundred tnkn 10
Nan York and diteen times more than Mainc.
lnppaal to all Democrats who believe IN
party discipline and party usages % stand ~
only hope for thb Advancement Of the State,
the security Of lite, liberty md property, the
integrity and honor Of TIE white faeS, ths
protection Of our women from insult and
Outrage, and the consignment Of our chiloren
TO 4 future, acknowledgements 4 ask you
20 think seriouely before YOU take any atepihet
would indicate areboRression IN our ciVltigh-
ton, and will ask you to consider Attentiyely
the political higioryof the State ia the last
twenty years, ana 10 study the oplnions
declarations and purposes 81 those WIG arc
seeking to destroy Your confidence IN 4 Demo-
cratic administration. ! VIII ask yon TO ie-
view the political hietOry Of the State IN 'IYi
YR and 10, and draw CONCLUSIONS from the
Official acts Of the Executive 81 that retiod
his public declarations and his Well-lgnoWn
xiaWa Of the relations of the races to each
other, and TO carefully consider the oonRe-
party In the Hunt-St. Martin contest, the
open and declared watfare upon the party
and The Invocation Of the Intervention Of q
Federal court IN our local attalra whereby
some seven thnuFand Of our cittzens, inplud-
ing st. Martin himself born and .raiHed on
our soil were gRked to be diHfranehisen.
The New Orleans ficaAtigte ~ the feeogz
nized organ 81 GEN Nichols in its edition Of
April o, 1854, II said, in opppsition 70 my
nomination and elections The perfect
remedy for ring iulp Ia boiling. The notion
that You must vote for man because ne ls
the regular nominee u false; II y ain
against every pRtriOtie impulse and the viola
ton Of the entire dnty Of a voter
toy, Nichols and his friends have g.
ete spn nv psp9r Scho thalr or 9rss tRs
nomination in '83. They have not repudi-
ated its utteranoes and lis Bar upon the
party, but hare hoeepted1E WISH ~ known
record, and " is reasonable, in fact
THE 1000 ID IgEyI1AHIE
that they hold the same opinions, and
it they arc sincere Will enforce them;
When they have declared Gsaipsi personal
appointments they have been confronted
ed by me good, true, loyal and competent
Demoorats-and with Gen, Nichols, own roc.
ord as Governor. When they have deelered
shown splendid prosperity which II would
be well for them ~ assure the people should
continue, When they cry ont freud, they are
presented with ~ hQBght rSeoTd and 2 iaitth.
no one has a vested right 70 question Execu-
tive appointments except themselves, the
doors are thrown open and rigid tRyeRtigA-
ton invited By all oitlzcns. When pfuHerip-
tien Is proclaimed as the mortal sin Of this
administration, their own declared policy
etaTeB at thqmI and candidates Tor Senators
epd State ofheeg, great and small stRnd IN
limo and protest against fhetT prescription.
say the leaders OF this movement are de-
eeiYing the people. They have no Just aeog-
aatien againat the Democracy aad they really
demand policy IN gceord with their views,
an intense conservatism, 4 unihpation Of POI
ltfeal beliefs aud OOlurs, and in ORDER 70 I'M
augllfate thiait III necessary ta discourage
ami then destroy The active, energetic and
progressive spirit Of the Democratic party.
During the address the speaker was COM
tinuslly interrupted BY applause from the
audience by both ladies and gentlemen, who
listened with marked attention, not & per-
son leaving the grounds during the entire
time that the Governor was speaking. An
enthusiastic admirer, At one point Whilo the
Governor spoke Of the 'reformers,p aaidi
,.Be easy on them Governor, don't hurt tho
falling man. At the conclusion the band
played, and there was general hand
Sinking with the Governor.